1、.重点单词识记1lecture /lekt/ n& vi.演讲;讲课2idiom /IdIm/ n习语;成语3essay /eseI/ n文章;散文4enterprise /entpraIz/ n事业;事业心5destination /destIneIn/ n目的地6queue /kju/ n队列;行列;vi.排队7substitute /sbstItjut/ n代替者;代用品;vt.用代替8tutor /tjut/ n导师;助教;家庭教师9revision /rIvIn/ n复查;修正;复习10routine /rutin/ n常规;日常事务;adj.通常的;例行的11parallel /p
2、rlel/ adj.平行的;相同的;类似的12qualification /kwlIfIkeIn/ n资格;资历qualified adj.有资格的;能胜任的qualify vt.& vi.(使)合格;(使)具有资格;取得资格13preparation /prepreIn/ n准备;预备prepare v准备;预备14recommend /rekmend/ vt.推荐;建议recommendation n推荐;建议;推荐信15comfort /kmft/ n舒适;安慰;vt.安慰comfortable adj.舒适的;安慰的16requirement /rIkwaImnt/ n需要;要求req
3、uire vt.需要;要求;命令17acknowledge /knlId/ vt.承认;确认;答谢acknowledgement n承认;确认;答谢acknowledged adj.承认的;公认的18contradict /kntrdIkt/ vt.反驳;驳斥contradiction n矛盾;反驳;驳斥19occupy /kjpaI/ vt.占用;占领;占据occupied adj.已占用的;在使用中的20apology /pldI/ n道歉;谢罪apologise vi.道歉;谢罪21optional /pnl/ adj.可选择的;随意的option n选择22abundant /bndn
4、t/ adj.丰富的;充裕的abundance n丰富;充裕23govern /vn/ vt.& vi.统治;支配;管理government n政府.重点短语识记1adjust to适应;调节2keep it up保持优秀成绩;继续干下去3fit in相适应;相融和4out of the question不可能的;不值得讨论的5as far as one is concerned就而言6day in and day out日复一日7settle in(迁入新居、更换工作后)安顿下来8be occupied with忙于某事物;忙着做.经典原句默写与背诵1It was the first tim
5、e she had ever left her motherland.这是她第一次离开她的祖国。2But I was also very nervous as I didnt know what to expect.但是我也非常焦虑因为我不知道需要什么。3You have to get used to a whole new way of life,which can take up all your concentration in the beginning.你得适应一种全新的生活方式,在一开始的时候这就会占去你的全部精力。4Besides,as far as he was concern
6、ed,what other people thought was not the most important thing.此外,在他看来别人的想法并不是最重要的事。5I have been so occupied with work that I havent had time for social activities.我一直忙于学习,以致于没有时间参与社交活动。1He is prepared/preparing for the exams,while his brother is making preparations for the sports meeting.(prepare)2T
7、hese new shoes are not very comfortable though they are designed for comfort.(comfort)3There were deer in abundance(abundant) in these forests.4He was elected governor(government) for California.5All passengers are required(requirement) to show their tickets.6I dont understand why he refused to ackn
8、owledge(knowledge) that he had been defeated.7He had the operation on the recommendation(recommend) of his doctor.8Bill apologises(apology) to his friend for having kept her waiting for such a long time.9The manager was unable to attend the meeting but sent his deputy as a substitute(substitution)10
9、When the first group of scientists came to the region they found little evidence of human occupation(occupy)1recommend sb.sth.recommend sth.to sb.向某人推荐某物recommend doing sth.建议(劝告)某人做某事,reommend sb.to do sth.劝告某人做recommend sb.as.推荐某人当recommend that.(should) do.建议某人,a letter of recommendation推荐信In the
10、 English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us,which goes like this:“Your future depends on many things,but mostly on you.”在英语周期间,我的一个同学向大家推荐了一句名言:“你的未来取决于很多东西,但主要取决于你。”(2012浙江书面表达)Secondly,I hope our teachers can recommend more interesting books and magazines and give us more
11、 free time to read them.第二,我希望老师能给我们推荐一些更有趣的书和杂志,给我们更多的自由时间进行阅读。(2010江苏书面表达)I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to anyone.我刚刚在那里度过假,很想把它推荐给每一个人。夯实基础(1)Eye doctors recommend that a childs first eye exam (should) be at the age of six months(是在六个月大的时候)(2)同义句改写I recommend that you (
12、should) go by subway.(改为简单句)I recommend your going by subway.2comfort oneself with sth.用来安慰自己in comfortcomfortably舒适地be a comfort to sb.对某人来说是个安慰take/draw comfort from从中得到安慰comfortable adj.舒适的uncomfortable adj.不舒服的This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows.这样能够让观众舒舒服服地坐
13、着看表演。He will be able to take some comfort from inflation figures due on Friday.预定星期五发布的通货膨胀数字将会给他一些宽慰。夯实基础(1)语法填空Being able to afford a drink would be a comfort in those tough times.They had enough money to live comfortably(comfort) in their old age.(2)翻译句子红十字会受派遣去慰问生还人员。The Red Cross was sent to co
14、mfort the survivors.3a substitute for.的代替者substitute A for Breplace B with/by A 用A代替Bsubstitute for代替;取代She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry.那个男人的离去令她伤心痛哭,她正想找一个人填补内心的空缺。They were substituting violence for dialogue.他们在用暴力取代对话。夯实基础(1)He substituted for the teacher
15、(代替那位老师) who was in hospital.(2)Its very wise of you to substitute welltrained workers(用训练有素的工人替换) for untrained ones in the assembly line.4require sth.of sb.要求某人某事require sb.to do sth.要求某人做某事sth.require(s) doing/to be done某事需要It is required that.要求(从句中用虚拟语气,即shoulddo,should可省略)meet/satisfy ones req
16、uirements满足某人的要求All the members are required to attend the meeting.要求会员们都要出席这次会议。Its products met all legal requirements.它的产品符合所有的法律要求。夯实基础(1)What is required(所要求的) in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your email account.(2)同义句改写This wall requires repairing.(用不定式作
17、宾语改写句子)This wall requires to be repaired.The situation required us to make an immediate decision.(改为复合句)The situation required that we (should) make an immediate decision.5acknowledge sb./sth.to be/as.认为某人(物)是;承认某人(物)是acknowledge doing sth.承认做某事acknowledge that.承认It is universally acknowledged that.
18、是大家公认的in acknowledgement of对表示感谢Naylor acknowledged,in a letter to the judge,that he was a drug addict.内勒在给法官的信中承认自己吸毒。There is an acknowledged risk of lung cancer from radon.氡被认为有诱发肺癌的危险。夯实基础(1)His long service with the company was acknowledged(被认可) with a special present.(2)同义句改写Its universally ac
19、knowledged that he is the best player in the world.(改为简单句)He is universally acknowledged to be the best player in the world.(3)翻译句子他承认自己错了。He acknowledged that he was wrong./He acknowledged himself to be wrong.6 parallel adj.平行的;同时发生的;n.共同点;极其相似的人(或情况、事件等);v.与相似(相等run parallel with/to与平行be parallel
20、tobe similar to与相似without (a) parallel无对手,无与伦比parallel lines平行线Its an ecological disaster with no parallel anywhere else in the world.这是一场在世界其他地方都没有出现过的生态灾难。Their legal system parallels our own.他们的法律制度与我们的相似。夯实基础语法填空(1)That line is parallel to the lower line.(2)She is an actor without parallel in th
21、e modern cinema.7be abundant in富于,很丰富have an abundant supply of有充足的供应in abundance大量,富裕Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation.高大的植被中有着大量的鸟类。There is an abundant supply of cheap labour.廉价劳动力供应充足。夯实基础(1)Indonesia is abundant in(在方面富有) petroleum deposits.(2)Wild flowers grow in abundance(大量地) on the
22、hillsides.1As far as English is concerned,he is the best in our class.2He helped her to settle in a comfortable seat.3He has never done this type of work before;Im not sure whether hell fit in.4Keep it up! Final victory is in sight.5Ill take up the story where I finished yesterday.1keep up保持keep up
23、with跟上;不落后keep back忍住;隐瞒keep down抵制;控制keep off不接近;让开keep sth.in mind把某事记在心里keep an eye on留神注意;照看If youre already eating a healthy diet keep it up.如果你已经有了健康的饮食习惯那么继续保持。I will always keep it up and let you see my willpower.我会一直坚持下去,让你看到我的毅力。夯实基础用keep短语的适当形式填空(1)They lit a fire to keep off wild animals
24、.(2)Neither of them is telling the whole truth.Invariably,they keep something back.(3)Even wellestablished companies can scarcely keep up with demand.(4)You can use farm chemicals to keep down the weeds.(5)Walking alone in the dark,the boy whistled to keep up his courage.2fit in with与合得来;适应;符合be fit
25、 for胜任;适合be fit to do.可能做keep fit保持健康He tried as much as he could to fit in but could not because his mind was at home.他努力去适应,但是他办不到,因为他的心在家里。(2011广东读写任务)Normalsized Americans would not fit in these beds.普通身型的美国人是无法适应这些床的。Mothers exchanged stories about how their children fit in at their new schools
26、.母亲们互相拉家常,谈论着自己的孩子是如何适应新的学校的。夯实基础(1)Not having done this kind of work,she finds it difficult to fit in with(发现很难和相处) the other employees.(2)Amy joined a painting group but didnt seem to fit in(看上去不适应),so she left.3as/so far as I know就我而言as far as I am aware据我所知with/in regard to关于to my knowledge就我所知)
27、As far as I know,they are coming by car.据我所知,他们要坐汽车来。To my knowledge,she is still living there.据我所知,她还住在那里。夯实基础(1)How do you like this proposal?As far as Im concerned(就我而言),it is unreasonable.(2)With/In regard to his suggestions(关于他的建议) we shall discuss them fully.4 out of the question不可能的(impossibl
28、e);不值得讨论的(not worth discussing);不允许的(not allowed)out of question毫无疑问beyond question毋庸置疑beside the question离题without question毫无疑问in question正被讨论There is no question of.是不可能的Her proposal is out of the question.她的提议不值得考虑。His success is out of the question.他必败无疑。夯实基础(1)Another trip abroad this year is o
29、ut of the question(不可能的)(2)The opinion in question(正在讨论的) was whether resources should be redistributed from the rich to the poor.(3)It is out of question(毫无疑问) that you are right.1I really dont know what to write about(写什么)2It is the third time that Liu Xiang has won the gold medal(获得金牌) in the Asi
30、an Games.3How difficult do you think(你认为) it is to adjust to the custom of another country?4In the high plains area is Lake Titicaca,the highest lake in the world,on which boats can travel(湖上可以行船)5What we cant get(我们得不到的东西) seems better than what we already have.(1)It/This/That was the first/second.
31、time that从句(过去完成时)It/This/That is the first/second.time that 从句(现在完成时)(2)It is一段时间since.自从以来多久了(3)It will be一段时间before.多久之后才(4)It wont be long before.不久就(5)It is (high) time that.(从句中用过去时或shoulddo)It was the third time that the old woman had been informed in danger.这是老太太第三次被通知病危。It is the first time
32、 that I have been in a plane.这是我第一次乘飞机。夯实基础 (1)语法填空It is three years since I joined the army.This was the last time that I had asked you for money.It is time that we should go to bed.(2)This is the first time that we have seen a film(看电影) in the newlybuilt cinema together.用定语从句的引导词完成句子(1)She has two
33、 sons,who work in the same school.(2)The Science Museum,which we visited during a recent trip to Britain,is one of Londons tourist attractions.(3)I have invited more than one hundred friends to the party,most of whom are my business partners.(4)July,when/in which we can go home for a rest,is coming
34、soon.(5)The man pulled out a gold watch,the hands of which were made of small diamonds.教材活用根据课文内容完成下面的短文Six months ago Xie Lei boarded a plane 1.for London to complete a business qualification.2.When she came to England,she lived with a host family,3.whose members always helped her.At the beginning
35、she had to face such difficulties of daily life 4.as how to use the phone,and how to pay bus fare.Besides,she also 5.had(have) to face the difficulties of learning at the university.Studying there was quite 6.different(differ) from studying in China and she needed some preparation first.She had to g
36、et 7.used(use) to a new way of life,which took up all her concentration.It was 8.beneficial(benefit) as well as difficult for her to study in London.She learned 9.how to fulfill Western academic requirements.Xie Lei also learned that as 10.a student,she should not use other peoples work but try to e
37、xpress her own ideas.课外拓展阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Regrets are painful emotionsbut surprisingly,there may be an upside to them.Painful 1.as/though they are,regrets can actually inspire us to future success,according to a latest study 2.by two US universities.Researchers identified two di
38、fferent types of regrets.One was action regrets,based on something that3.had_happened (happen)The other was inaction regrets,which concerned something a person didnt do 4.but wished he or she had.According to the UKs Daily Mail,they surveyed 370 adults,evenly split between men and women,5.who were a
39、sked to discuss one strong regret in detail,whether it was 6.an action or inaction regret and how long the pain lasted for afterwards.The most common regrets were 7.about love,education and work.And results showed that action regrets in the beginning were very painful,but didnt last as long as inact
40、ion regrets.Also,women,who tended to value 8.social (society) relationships more than men,had more regrets of love pared(compare) to men.On the contrary,men were more likely to have workrelated regrets.Researchers also claimed that regretsparticularly inaction 10.onescan spur us on to future success
41、,as they drive us to take chances and make sure we dont suffer the same feeling of missing out again.阅读理解AGeniuses amaze us,impress us and make us all a little jealous.How do they differ from the average people?Scientists are working hard to figure out that answer.Tune in to the National Geographic
42、Channel to find out about the discoveries theyre making in the series My Brilliant Brain.When Marc Yu was only two years old,he began to play the piano.After a year,he started learning pieces by Beethoven.Now hes a worldfamous concert pianist at age eight.He learns newer and more difficult pieces wi
43、th ease and can identify any note he hears.He seems to be specially designed for music.In Born Genius,National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies(神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.Genius didnt come naturally to Tommy McHugh.It came only after he near
44、ly died from bleeding in his brain.After recovering,McHughs head was filled with new thoughts and pictures.So,he began to express them in the form of poetry and art.Now,hes a seemingly unstoppable creative machine.Sufferers of autism(自闭症) and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can som
45、etimes come from damage or disease.Accidental Genius explores this puzzling relationship.Can normal people be trained to be geniuses?Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence.Yet,during her childhood,she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediatel
46、y.As a result,she was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards.Make Me a Genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.If becoming a genius were easy,wed all be one.Yet,there is much
47、 more to super intelligence than simply being born lucky.Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographics My Brilliant Brain.1The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is _.Aa child who learns something easilyBa child who is eager to learn new thingsCa pia
48、nist who practices an instrument a lotDa student who works hard to do well in school答案A解析细节理解题。根据第二段第四句“He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease.”可知答案。2From the text,we know that _.Amore and more scientists are studying the brainBgeniuses mostly are born with great witsCtheres no such per
49、son as a true geniusDthere are many factors in being a genius答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二至第四段的不同事例可知,成为天才的情况有很多种。3The author develops the text mainly by _.Aproviding typical examplesBfollowing the natural time orderCpresenting a cause and analyzing its effectsDcomparing opinions from different scientists答案A解析逻辑结
50、构题。文章主体部分列举了三个天才的不同事例,因此作者组织文章的方式是列举典型事例。4My Brilliant Brain is most probably from _.Aa website Ba TV channelCa magazine Da newspaper答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Tune in to the National Geographic Channel.”可知答案。BUncle Tom gave little Vicki Black a birthday gift one week before her birthday.He told her not t
51、o open it until her birthday.She knew her mother wouldnt tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped them out after Vickis father passed away.Besides,Vicki didnt want to get Uncle Tom angry.But little Vicki didnt want to just hold it and guess what was in it.After all,she looked forward to hi
52、s coming to show her interesting things,like how to turn an old sock into a doll.All the day,Vicki couldnt stop thinking about the gift.While her teacher was giving a lecture,Vicki sat still in her seat,drawing paper dolls inside the box.When school was done,she raced home.Walking into the room,agai
53、n,she shook the present,but she heard nothing.Holding her breath,she opened the box and looked inside.Seconds later,she cried.When Mrs. Black saw the box,she said angrily,“Didnt I tell you to leave it alone?” Vicki sobbed and said,“Mommy,you dont understand.”“Dont cry to me.You have missed everythin
54、g now,just because you couldnt wait,”Mrs. Black accused.“What will Uncle Tom think now?”“Uncle Tom gave me nothing,”Vicki cried and handed the empty box to her mother.“He played a trick on me.”Mrs. Black said doubtfully,“Uncle Tom is not like that.You must have dropped it.”Vicki kept crying.Only a r
55、apid knock on the door made the house quiet.It was Uncle Tom.He looked at the empty box.“You have already done_it?I told you to wait for your birthday.” “You didnt give me a gift.” Fresh tears filled her eyes.“I try to give you something.I know your birthday is a special day.I tell myself to give yo
56、u something valuable to last your whole life.I think hard and get an idea to give you an important lesson.If you open it on birthday,I see you learn.Then I will make a big party to celebrate.Maybe next year you listen,and then you will understand the gift better.”Vickis cheeks flushed(发红)5We can lea
57、rn from the text that Vicki _.Aoften received gifts from her fatherBexpected Uncle Tom to give her something expensiveCwas sad because of fathers deathDliked and respected Uncle Tom答案D解析推理判断题。根据第一段的“She knew her mother wouldnt tolerate any disrespect.didnt want to get Uncle Tom angry.looked forward
58、to his coming to show her interesting things.”可以看出Vicki很喜欢也很尊敬汤姆叔叔。6When Mrs. Black saw the box,she was angry because _.Ashe thought Vicki lost the giftBshe thought Vicki told a lieCVicki opened the box in advanceDVicki drew dolls inside the box答案C解析细节理解题。根据布莱克夫人的话“Didnt I tell you to leave it alone
59、?”以及“You have missed everything now,just because you couldnt wait.”可知,她因Vicki提前打开了盒子而生气。7What do the underlined words “done it” refer to?AGuessed the result.BOpened the box.CRealized Uncle Toms purpose.DKnown what her birthday gift was.答案B解析推理判断题。联系上下文可以看出,Vicki是打开了盒子并且看到盒子里什么都没有才大哭的,所以这里汤姆叔叔问她是不是已经
60、打开了盒子。8What did Uncle Tom want to teach Vicki?AHow to respect others.BThe meaning of gifts.CHow to deal with gifts.DThe value of a promise.答案D解析推理判断题。汤姆叔叔用空盒子是想教Vicki要学会遵守诺言,按规定时间打开盒子就会有礼物;不守诺言,提前打开就什么礼物都没有。文章中的2个阅读障碍句分析1She knew her mother wouldnt tolerate any disrespect to the kind man who helped
61、them out after Vickis father passed away.(Paragraph 1)句式分析:该句中的knew 后面是省略了that的宾语从句;who引导一个限制性定语从句,修饰先行词man。自主翻译:Vicki知道妈妈不会容忍对这个善良的男人的任何不敬,在Vicki的父亲去世后,是这个人帮她们渡过难关的。2While her teacher was giving a lecture,Vicki sat still in her seat,drawing paper dolls inside the box.(Paragraph 2)句式分析:该句中while引导的是时
62、间状语从句,drawing paper dolls insider the box是现在分词短语作伴随状语。自主翻译:当老师讲课的时候,Vicki安静地坐在座位上,画着想象中礼品盒里的洋娃娃。.语法填空In most cities,1.rich or poor,it is the less well off that are most at risk from floods and natural disasters.It was the poor of New Orleans,nearly a 2.third (three) of the population,who lived in th
63、e lowestlying parts of the city and 3.suffered (suffer) most from Katrinas(卡特里娜飓风) wrath(愤怒).4.Similarly (similar),it was the urban poor of Honduras(洪都拉斯) and its neighbors who were struck hardest 5.by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.And it is the people of the slums(贫民窟) more widely in Latin America 6.that
64、/who are most capable of being attacked.In some places,too little water,not too much,is the problem.Chinas thirst for industry and 7.irrigation (irrigate) has combined with climate change to drain the aquifers(蓄水层)Droughts seem to be ever more frequent in northern China,and southern cities such as G
65、uangzhou are also affected.Rivers are drying up:the Yellow River now flows to the sea for only 8.a few weeks a year.And the rain,when it comes,is intensely acid.To make matters 9.worse (bad),the glaciers on which both China 10.and India partly depend are melting.Any benefits from extra water supplie
66、s will be shortterm,and damaged by floods.书面表达如今,我们会经常感觉到现在的世界正变得越来越小。请你以“The World Is Getting Smaller”为题,写一篇100词左右的英语短文简单介绍这种现象,并对其原因进行分析。参考范文The World Is Getting SmallerWhen people go to some places far away and think they know nobody there,they may be surprised to find that they run into one of t
67、heir old classmates or neighbors in the street.So it comes to them that the world is getting smaller and smaller.The reasons are as follows.Firstly,the faster and safer means of transport have greatly shortened the distance between people.Secondly,with the development of technology,people can not on
68、ly talk with friends in any part of the earth over the telephone but also chat with them through the Internet.Thirdly,the quickening pace of modern society creates more opportunities for people to visit each other.Obviously,with the more advanced technology,the feeling of a small world will be much stronger.